Stand Up for What You Believe
President Bush submitted his budget request for 2007, and in it he asks for $293 million for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. This is almost 50 percent less than last year. This continued senseless reduction is completely unacceptable. Congress appropriated $545 million for 2007; that amount also is unacceptable. We will not be satisfied this year unless we get the $1 billion promised by Congress in 2004.